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Observations & Insight Trigger pulled! A collection of UK news Not only was Brexit “triggered” since our last newsletter, the European Commission put the final nail in the proposed LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger. There’s a ton out there on the two subjects. I’ve cobbled together an array of stories about the two events so you can pick and choose. For a one stop shop, check out The Guardian as it has a live updates page that covers both the failed merger and Brexit proceedings. LSE-Deutsche Boerse stories Financial Times – Brussels blocks London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Börse merger Financial News – LSE-Deutsche…

At last fall’s FIA Expo Chicago, John Lothian News partnered with Cinnober Financial Technology to bring you industry conversations, where we conduct short interviews with industry participants on the important topics facing the financial markets. The 2015 theme is “Sweet 16: The Tops For 2016.” What technology, regulation, exchange or macroeconomic issue or trend will be most important to our industry next year? We will take the 16 best ideas and thoughts and package them in a John Lothian News video series. Here is what our participants had to say: Part 1 – Exchanges: Exchange leaders will be dealing with…

From the Federal Reserve Bank moves on rates to the supply and demand for crude oil, 2016 is expected to be a big year for the derivatives industry. In our JLN Sweet 16 Series, we spoke with industry executives who gave us their top economic trends to watch in 2016. Here’s what Don Wilson, Terry Duffy, Christian Hauff and Derek Sammann had to say.